Archives for February 2012

Amerks rout Texas Stars (Rochester D&C) Rochester beats Texas Stars 9-4 (Austin American Statesman) Full-Strength Amerks Can Make A Playoff Run (WGR-AM) Amerks offense erupts in 9-4 win over Texas (Amerks.com) Second Period Surge Leads Americans Past Stars 9-4 (TexasStarsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'"It feels good to score that many goals," center Tyler Ennis said Thursday. "We haven't done that at all this year. A lot of things are coming together right now. Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go, but things are looking up right now."' … [Read more...] about Sabres offense on a mini hot streak

'"Everyone is extremely hockey smart," Weber said. "Obviously, you miss the veteran leadership of Lindy, but just like our team in here, they're all leaders and they're all coaches for a reason."' … [Read more...] about Assistants filling the void for ailing Ruff

'“It hasn’t been easy this season, definitely frustrating,” Leino admitted. “But I always try to be happy and not think about that so much. … It’s not going to ease up until you get your confidence back. I was working on my game and trying to do that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Leino staying positive, finally finding groove on wing

Dallas (28-23-2) at Buffalo (22-24-6) (AP) Dallas Stars (28-23-2) at Buffalo Sabres (23-24-6) (The Sports Network) Sabres could have Vanek back against Stars (NHL.com) StarGazing - February 10th vs. Buffalo Sabres (DallasStars.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Dallas Coverage

'The winger said, “I felt real good out there, a few battle drills so it’s encouraging.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Vanek likely to be back Friday

'“He’s better, they’ve done some further evaluation and they’re going to do a procedure on his neck where some of that pain has been coming from so it’s a little bit of a different evaluation.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hecht to have procedure

Rochester Amerks find physical presence in Marcus Foligno (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres scored early and often against a Boston squad that merely went through the motions and was beaten at nearly every turn. Buffalo, coming off a 4-3 shootout victory over the New York Islanders, scored at least three goals in back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 16-17.' … [Read more...] about Sabres show some gumption in beating Bruins

'"We have the skill, and we have the talent," winger Drew Stafford said. "Confidence comes with the work. We want to continue going on a roll here. We did it last year. We're later in the game, but we have an opportunity to string some wins together and take a crack at it. We believe in here. It shows that we can do it. It's a matter of doing it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres find the missing ingredients

'"I felt better and better as the game went on," Ruff said in his first public comments since he was accidentally toppled by defenseman Jordan Leopold. "By the end, I felt really good."' … [Read more...] about Ruff to remain in press box for awhile

'The Sabres’ physicality sent a loud statement against the rough-and-tumble Bruins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres throttle Bruins with Ruff watching

'“I always try to play through it,” he said. “It just got to the point where I figured I can’t help my teammates. Anytime you get to that point it’s time to stop when you’re hurting the team and not helping."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Vanek feeling better, aiming for weekend return

Rask, Bruins fall flat (Boston Globe) Coaching can be a pretty rough business (Boston Globe) Bruins take big step back (Boston Herald) Wrong call costs B’s tying tally (Boston Herald) Bruins Suffer Painful Defeat in Buffalo As Club Can't Overcome Controversial Call (NESN) Bruins Continued Struggles Against Non-Playoff Teams Could Haunt Them in Quest for Home Ice in … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Boston Coverage

'Jason Pominville scored twice, set up both times up by Ville Leino, and helped Buffalo improve to 4-0-1 in its past five. Tyler Ennis had a goal and assist, and Drew Stafford, Christian Ehrhoff and Patrick Kaleta also scored for Buffalo, 5-0-4 in its past nine home games.' … [Read more...] about Miller makes 36 saves as Sabres blank Bruins 6-0